Prisoner dives into river as police boat nears
Moses Kelly leapt from a Philadelphia wharf while prisoners waited for the police boat to take them to the House of Correction. He was found in the sewer mouth sixty feet from the dive and dragged out in a soaked, nearly drowned state. Jupee Davis and Sole are noted for their odd recommendations for office.
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Philadelphia
House of Correction
Moses Kelly
Jean Valjean
Paris
Jupee Davis
Sole
Notorious Nebraska gambler shot near Crawford
L Bantry, a Nebraska gambler, was wounded by four bullets in a recent shooting near Crawford. One bullet hit his back of the head tearing skull, another struck the eye, a third in the forehead, and a fourth in the right arm. He remained conscious and was alive at the last report, bearing twenty five scars from the wounds.
Next Mayor of New York Echoes from War Veteran Leader
A renowned war veteran described as a future New York mayoral figure drives a coupe bearing a US emblem and is often with a Madrid-married Spanish wife. The piece notes the veteran’s storied past and lists careers among 700 Vassar graduates, including 230 teachers and 17 physicians, concluding with a remark that women still face barriers.
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Grex
Dax
E. Stchurs
New York
United States
Madrid
Vassar
New York letter on Villard house and summer fashion
A New York letter notes the Villard mansion on Madison Avenue near Fiftieth Street with a central court and linked houses, amid talk of Villard’s return and revived wealth. It also cites the Baltimore American on summer travel dress, condemning excess baggage and fashion plates, praising plain, comfortable attire for health and happiness.
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New York
Henry Villard
Madison Avenue
Fiftieth Street
Villard
Oregon
George I. Seney
Jim Keene
California
Wall Street
Willard
Vanderbilt Bonds Cadence Recalled In Pirate Vault Tale
A Cleveland Press State column notes Foster, a Norwalk editor, bets a spring hat on a Marion graduate who baked bread Exhibit A B and C. Albertin Gregory, a Depew office clerk, handles July coupons from Vanderbilt bonds in the Grand Central area vault, counting bonds for Vanderbilts amid a lonely week.
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Cleveland Press
Norwalk
Foster
Marion
May Williams
Albertin Gregory
New York
Cincinnati Enquirer
United States
Vanderbilt
Forty-second Street
Grand Central Depot
Gregory
Chauncey M. Depew
Depew
Freight Department
the Central Railroad
Safe Deposit Office
Thomas L. James
Cornelius Vanderbilt
President Rebuffs Western Senatoring Advice on Patronage
A Washington correspondent recounts a White House meeting where a Western Democratic leader urged the President to increase Democratic appointments and purge Republicans. The President quipped that the request meant appointing two horse thieves daily, recalling a prior nominee later found to be a horse thief.
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White House
Washington
Ierest
Cleveland
Thoughtful Thoughts and TimelessMaxims
A collection of aphorisms on life virtue and human behavior. Observations touch on time character consistency promises love and misperceptions of women, noting sorrow as distant clouds and a guilty conscience as a whirlpool that draws in others.
Frederick Douglass Home Visit Described in Washington
A visitor portrays Frederick Douglass at his Anacostia residence in Washington, detailing the mansion like home, its rooms, and surroundings. The account notes Douglass as a vigorous, educated man of mixed race, surrounded by a small party including Mrs Douglass, and reflects on his dignity, age, and commanding presence.
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Frederick Douglass
Anacostia
Uniontown
Washington
Arsenal Point
Monument
Capitol
Navy Yard
Maryland
Virginia
Washington City
Douglass
Madagascar
Denial of Matrimony Claims Triggers Rant Against Sensational Press
The letter parties braces Pat Conan’s marriage rumor with a scorching rebuke of overblown wedding coverage. The writer mocks press sensationalism, recalling war-era flattery and the cliché fervor surrounding nuptials, ending with a scathing Avaunt at the end of the tirade.
Harnessed Horses Triumph in Harness Racing Debate
The Sportsman chronicles early experiments in harness racing with eight horses, four bay and four gray, proving half mile times faster under harness than saddle. It details heats across Michigan Cincinnati Chicago and Washington with record clocks of 54 to 61 seconds, culminating in 1 minute 21 seconds for three-quarters of a mile in DC. The piece argues harness work enhances speed and longevity, urging breeders to train Thoroughbreds in harness to reduce costs and improve handling.
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Michigan
Lome
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Mandee
Chicago
Columbia
D. C
Condensed Sweetness in Medicine at Royal Dublin Society
At a Royal Dublin Society meeting Professor E Reynolds highlighted a recent topic, emphasizing the impertenda of a condensed sweetness in medicinal practice and its potential implications for health outcomes.
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Royal Dublin Society
Prof. E. Reynolds
Loutitt Profile Reveals Self-Made California Congressman
A Louisville Times profile reports Congressman Loutitt of California as a self-made man born in New Orleans. It notes his strong build and a telling stunt where he worked at a blacksmith’s forge to win a vote, proving his labor ties and practical image.
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Loutitt
California
Congressional Directory
New Orleans
Congress
Lontitt
Louisville
Solomon in Tennessee jail torment tale
A Tennessee justice of the peace stopped a young girl witness from lying while trying a black defendant for theft. The girl feared jail and greater punishment, insisting she would face torment. after the magistrate66s warning she spoke truthfully, revealing jail's terrors outweighed lying.
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Tennessee
Detroit
Twilight on the Fort and Creek in Harper's Magazine
In a Harper's Magazine piece, a twilight scene unfolds around a fort and nearby creek. Soldiers, an agency village, and native dwellers share a tranquil landscape as fires glow and voices drift, with graves and the distant river shaping a calm, mournful evening tableau.
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Tattoo
Zogbaunt
Harper's Magazine
A Man to Be Feared and Lamon’s Jail Feud
Ben Perley Poore recounts Ward H. Lamon, Lincoln’s marshal, confronting Secretary Stanton over Washington jail control. Lamon disarmed a guard and retained the jail, backed by Lincoln, ending Stanton’s siege via Father Bates’s opinion. Lincoln warned Stanton of Lamon’s resolve as a friend of the President.
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Ward H. Lamon
Lincoln
United States
District of Columbia
Secretary Stanton
Washington
Marshal Lamon
Jairont
Silver Springs
Father Bates
Lamon
Myr.stanton
Tamon
Stanton
Ben
Perley
Tides on the Atlantic Coast and Bay Formations
The text describes a world spanning tidal wave that is weak in mid ocean but grows taller in shallow seas and with converging coasts. It details eastern North America having southern middle and eastern bays, with observed tide heights from Savannah seven feet, New York Bay five, Boston ten, and Sundy bay 40 to 70 feet.
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North America
Bache
Florida
Cape Hatteras
Hatteras
Nantucket
Savannah
New York Bay
Boston
Bay of Sundy
Theater Party Leaves Readers Flustered by Flirtatious Bella
A Boston Cour ter snippet describes a theater party with Bella Smithkins flirting with Fred Thompson. The young women recount the evening, admitting they enjoyed themselves while one speaker admits she didn’t pay attention to the play. The exchange ends with a biographical quote about duty from Jean Ingelow.
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Bella Smithkins
Bella
Fred Thompson
Boston
Stellar Wonders and the Lick Telescope Vision
The piece reflects on ancient observations of Mercury and celestial bodies, praising eastern skies and Copernican views while anticipating California astronomers using the Lick telescope to unveil comets, nebulae, and planetary satellites. It links astronomy to faith, evolution, and moral progress, noting plates, automatic chronicle hopes, and the promise of new cosmic understanding.
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Pliny
Ursa Major
Copernicus
Stilbon
America
Tyndall
Alps
Lord Rosse
Lassel
Herschel
California
Fabry
Bernard
Col. Slick
Uranus
Neptune
Ariel
Umphiel
Titania
Oberon
Mars
Jupiter
James Lick
Galilee
Darwin
Wallace
London Telegraph
Lincoln's cabinet swearing lesson to Chase
A Washington Hatchet anecdote recalls Secretary Chase learning to swear after joining Lincoln's cabinet. Lincoln notes Chase and Seward both swore similarly, asking Chase if he is an Episcopalian to explain the shared habit.
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Chase
Lincoln
Seward
Washington
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